We Welcome Professor Alice Claßen to the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry
Changes in climate and land use are leading to major shifts in the Earth's biodiversity. Claßen's work focuses on the key questions of which factors determine the diversity of insect species, how their [...] their species communities and ecosystem-functions respond to climate and land-use changes, and where the limits of an organism's ability to adapt lie. Comparing Tropical and Temperate Ecosystems Claßen finds [...] spent almost two years conducting research on Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, studying how climate change and land use affect pollinator communities and their ecosystem functions. For the past five years, she has
